Hi all,
Tried making my first lager yesterday. Not sure where things went wrong. Aimed for 25 lts final volume ended up with 30 Litres in fermenter. Could be that I realised I couldn't use my mash tun so went BIAB. The issue is the SG is now 1.035 or there about and I was aiming for at least 1.040.
I'm thinking of putting in 1kg of DME. What's the best way of adding it? Boiled in a litre of water to dissolve and sterilise, or just chuck it in the fermenter?
Andrew
poor efficiency how much DME?
poor efficiency how much DME?
You don’t have to sterilise it, just throw it in.
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Re: poor efficiency how much DME?
- to boiling water
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1. Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming... "f*ck, what a trip
It's better to lose time with friends than to lose friends with time (Portuguese proverb)
Alone we travel faster
Together we travel further
( In an admonishing email from our golf club)
Re: poor efficiency how much DME?
In fairness, if it's straight from an unopened pack it should be sterile, though I would still probably boil it up in some water (but I'm paranoid about infections).
poor efficiency how much DME?
After brewing countless kits with DME, boiling is a waste of time and energy IMO.
Nobody on the Ditch’s stout thread seems to have any bother?
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Re: poor efficiency how much DME?
They probably like cider as well
"You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on." Dean Martin
1. Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming... "f*ck, what a trip
It's better to lose time with friends than to lose friends with time (Portuguese proverb)
Alone we travel faster
Together we travel further
( In an admonishing email from our golf club)
1. Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming... "f*ck, what a trip
It's better to lose time with friends than to lose friends with time (Portuguese proverb)
Alone we travel faster
Together we travel further
( In an admonishing email from our golf club)
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Re: poor efficiency how much DME?
For the sake of 5 points I would leave it alone
Re: poor efficiency how much DME?
I wa hoping for a lager of 4% abv. The sg would at best give 3% abv. Not a problem if it was only me drinking it. But I was making b this for an upcoming party.
I put the dme in dry. Which I regret as it all lumped up and may not have fully dissolved. Which is why I was thinking of dissolving it in some water.
Andrew
I put the dme in dry. Which I regret as it all lumped up and may not have fully dissolved. Which is why I was thinking of dissolving it in some water.
Andrew